A Field Guide in Color to Minerals, Rocks and Precious Stones

by Jaroslav Bauer

A comprehensive full-color handbook for identifying and collecting minerals the world over. What to look for, how to test, and how to identify more than five hundred stones--all the answers are provided in this essential rock collecting guide.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Reference, Geology

208 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1998

Reviews

[Timothy Rooney]

Probably a good book for identifying rocks and minerals. This was a hobby in my much younger years. One significant item I found very worthwhile in my recent reading is the periodic table chemical formulas for all rocks/minerals/gems in the book.